Section 1: Get started right, Write your first Python programs by the end of chapter 2, Design and develop programs that are built with functions and modules by the end of chapter 4, Test and debug your programs like a pro, Use lists and tuples and store their data in text, CSV, or binary files, Handle exceptions, including file I/O exceptions, Section 2: Master the other Python essentials, Work with floating-point numbers as well as decimal numbers in ways that avoid errors, Master the most important skills for working with strings, dates, and times, Use dictionaries to store unordered lists, Learn how recursion works and when you should use it, Section 3: Master object-oriented programming, Define and use your own classes as you build object-oriented programs, Master object composition and encapsulation, Use inheritance and polymorphism in a way that's both understandable and useful in the real world, Design object-oriented programs that use a 3-tier architecture, Section 4: Database and GUI programming, Use DB Browser for SQLite to work with SQLite databases, Build programs that use a 3-tier architecture and store their data in SQLite databases, 9 Use the tkinter module to build a graphical user interface (GUI) for a program, Features That Are In Every section, Study complete programs every step of the way, Gain hands-on experience by doing the exercises at the end of each chapter, Download the programs and exercise solutions, (see the last page of this book for details) Book jacket.